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"Good old C#, SQL Server and a proper boring stack and tool set that I know won't just up and fall over on a Saturday morning and leave me debugging NPM depende
by bootload 10y ago
"Good old C#, SQL Server and a proper boring stack and tool set that I know won't just up and fall over on a Saturday morning and leave me debugging NPM dependencies all weekend instead of bouldering in the forest with the kids."
Microsoft tax.
Yes you can get alternative C# implementations [0] but SQL Server? Having to deal with "MS Tools" in an era of high quality alternatives? Boring for me would be Perl/Postgres, both in their 20's, solid, reliable, with plenty of quality developers and language support.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sharp_%28programming_language%29#Implementations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sharp_%28programming_languag...
- staticelf 10y agoAt my last job the backend system was mainly written in Perl, finding developers was nearly impossible. Of course, it may have to do with the fact they paid less than other companies and did not allow remote work.